Nasiruddin Shah

Nasiruddin Shah was born on 20th July 1950 in Delhi, India. His wife name is Ratna Pathak.

He is an Indian movie actor. He has seen success in both mainstream Bollywood movies as well as in art films.

Shah showed interest in an acting career from his childhood. He graduated from the National School of Drama in 1973 and enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India the same year. He first appeared in Shyam Benegal's 1975 film, Nishant.

He established himself as a good actor and won the Indian government's National Award for Best Actor in 1979 for an effective portrayal of a blind man in the film Sparsh.

In 1988, he acted in the eponymous television series based on the life and times of Mirza Ghalib. Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Banglore. He has directed plays written by Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto. He did not act in the plays directed by him.

He achives the awards 7th International Film Festival of Mumbai – Award for contribution to Indian cinema in 2004, In 2003, Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, In 2000, IIFA Award - Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role for Sarfarosh, In 1987, Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, In 1984, The Volpi Cup at Venice Film Festival for Paar, In 1984 National Award for Best Actor – awarded by Government of India for Paar, In 1983, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Masoom, In 1981, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Chakra, In 1980, Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aakrosh, In 1979, National Award for Best Actor – awarded by Government of India for Sparsh.